Garden beds & mulching · Commercial
Beds that hold up between visits, not just after them.
Bed cultivation, mulching, fertilising and replanting across commercial and body corporate sites. Mulch to depth, organic fertiliser twice yearly, and pests caught before they take a whole bed out.
Mulch to depth75–100mm, topped up rather than skimmed
Fertilised twice yearlySlow-release organic, timed to season
Pests monitoredEvery visit, treated before it spreads
Replanting quotedPriced separately, never absorbed quietly
Garden beds · Fortnightly & seasonal · Photo logged
What keeps a bed looking deliberate.
A commercial garden bed fails in a predictable order: mulch thins, weeds establish, soil compacts, plants stress, pests move in, and then somebody asks why the frontage looks tired. Every step of that is preventable.
Routine maintenance
- Beds kept weed free, manually or chemically
- Edges maintained to a defined line
- Spent flowers and dead growth removed
- Debris and litter cleared from plantings
Soil and mulch
- Mulch topped to 75–100mm to hold moisture
- Soil lightly cultivated where compacted
- Slow-release organic fertiliser twice yearly
- Mulch kept clear of trunks and stems
Plant health
- Pests and disease monitored every visit
- Treatment applied before it spreads
- Failing plants flagged in writing
- Replanting and refurbishment quoted separately
Mulch depth
Most tired beds are simply mulch-starved.
Mulch spread thin looks fine for a fortnight and then stops doing anything. Below about 50mm it will not suppress weeds, hold moisture or protect the soil, so the bed needs more weeding, more water and more replacement planting — all of which cost more than the mulch would have.
We top beds back to 75–100mm and keep it clear of trunks and stems so collar rot does not set in. It is the cheapest visual improvement available on most commercial sites, and it is easy to justify to an owner or committee.
Questions
About beds and mulching.
How often should mulch be topped up?
Most Sunshine Coast sites need a top-up annually, sometimes twice on exposed beds where it breaks down or blows out faster.
What mulch do you use?
Depends on the site and the look you want. Forest fines and hardwood chip for most commercial beds; finer grades where the planting is ornamental or the bed is close to pedestrian traffic.
Is fertilising included in the contract?
Yes. Slow-release organic fertiliser is applied to garden beds twice a year as part of the standard scope, not billed as an extra.
What if plants are dying?
We report it in writing with a photo and a likely cause, then quote replacement separately so it can be approved as a decision rather than appearing on an invoice.
Can you redesign a tired bed?
Yes. Garden refurbishment and replanting are quoted individually, usually after a bed has been failing for a while or an owner has complained about the frontage.
Do you handle irrigation in beds?
We check and carry out minor repairs during visits, and report anything larger. Dry patches and broken heads get flagged rather than left to kill the planting.
Next step
Send us a site and we’ll quote it within 48 hours.
We inspect the site, price a scheduled scope against it, and send the quote with a sample photo log and our certificate of currency attached.
Chris Drain · +61 468 956 913 · chris.d@hattongarden.com.au